January 2019

Our exhibition »Reconsider Design« will be shown at Science Park Borås in Sweden starting October 10. The exhibition showcases 30 outstanding examples for ecological design from the Baltic Sea region – from awareness and research projects to material studies to products from areas such as fashion or mobility.

The competition for the UX Design Awards 2019 has already started!
Till 31 March, companies and agencies worldwide will have the opportunity to submit user-centric products, services and concepts. All nominees will be presented at an award exhibition at IFA, the global trade fair for consumer technologies in Berlin, from 6 - 11 September 2019.

Good product design involves a great deal of work and requires plenty of experience and skills. The Design Intent experiences an evolutionary development and needs sufficient time to mature. This not necessarily linear process requires extensive analysis and ultimately also good feeling to make the right decisions at the right time.

WertelOberfell will be working on some experimental designs on site at KGM, and provide insights into their work processes. The focus will be on iterative artwork using 3D printers and CAD programs. In this way, visitors can observe how a design evolves from the first idea – the Design Intent – into its final version.

Opening:

November 28, 4:30pm
Talk and guided tour with the designers, participation with valid museum ticket for free.

Venue:

The 100 Years of bauhaus opening festival from 16 to 24 January 2019 at the Berlin Academy of the Arts is the beginning of the nationwide celebrations to mark the 100th anniversary of the founding of Bauhaus. It invites its visitors on a creative-experimental journey around the legendary Bauhaus stage.

Concerts, installations, puppet and spoken theatre, dance and film, workshops and lecture demonstrations, games and festivals: the programme offers numerous different formats for young and old.

Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier will officially open the event on 16 January. It will take place in cooperation with the Akademie der Künste, Berlin.bauhausfestival.de

How is the presence of nature reflected in current Finnish design? What materials are used today, how do we deal with them and to what extent is sustainable thinking reflected in forms and innovations? On 17 January, Institute Director Dr. Laura Hirvi will be discussing this with VIENNA DESIGN WEEK Director Lilli Hollein, designer and curator Tero Kuitunen and designer and interior designer Ilkka Palinperä, who is responsible for the design concept for the new premises of the Finnish Institute.

With increasing digitalization, the demands on the way users interact with technical devices are increasing. If a user feels overwhelmed by complexity, or if a machine requires illogical action, this is a serious market disadvantage.

Industry representatives will learn why user-friendliness is a decisive success factor and how practical implementation can succeed by means of three practical examples for improved usability in production. UX experts and company representatives will present principles and best practices for user-friendly design.

On 24 January 2019, Rolf Mehnert from Fuenfwerken Design AG and UX expert Gunnar Krüger will present their experiences from their stay in Africa. Together with the Nairobi Design Institute they organized an interesting workshop in Africa. The topic: "Mobility in Nairobi".
The focus was on the question of how German automobile manufacturers could meet the complex mobility needs of the inhabitants of a city like Nairobi. At the same time, the joint sprint provided inspiring insights into similarities and differences in design attitudes and approaches from an African and European perspective. Design Thinking made in Africa and in Europe. The week was also intended as a kick-off for potential new students of the NDI to gain an overview of the changing role of design under the conditions of digitisation. The lecture will present the results and provide insights into Nairobi's up-and-coming design scene.

About the expertsRolf Mehnert is an expert on trends and business design. After completing his training as a typesetter, he studied communication design and finally completed his master's degree in business design. As co-founder of Fuenfwerken Design AG, he gained experience in a wide variety of fields. His goal is to create sustainable success for companies with products, services and business designs that also enrich people and society.

Gunnar Krüger has been designing digital products and services since 1996. He currently works as a freelance consultant and UX expert on behalf of companies and agencies, including Fuenfwerken. He also works as a guest lecturer in Basel and Berlin. Together with Berlin and Swiss colleagues, he developed the "Interaction Design" course.

February 2019

The competition for the UX Design Awards 2019 has already started!
Till 31 March, companies and agencies worldwide will have the opportunity to submit user-centric products, services and concepts. All nominees will be presented at an award exhibition at IFA, the global trade fair for consumer technologies in Berlin, from 6 - 11 September 2019.

Good product design involves a great deal of work and requires plenty of experience and skills. The Design Intent experiences an evolutionary development and needs sufficient time to mature. This not necessarily linear process requires extensive analysis and ultimately also good feeling to make the right decisions at the right time.

WertelOberfell will be working on some experimental designs on site at KGM, and provide insights into their work processes. The focus will be on iterative artwork using 3D printers and CAD programs. In this way, visitors can observe how a design evolves from the first idea – the Design Intent – into its final version.

Opening:

November 28, 4:30pm
Talk and guided tour with the designers, participation with valid museum ticket for free.

On February 8, the German Design Award 2019 will be presented at the Ambiente trade fair. The invited guests can look forward to an atmospheric event at which the international design scene meets and exchanges ideas.

In the winning exhibitions "Excellent Product Design" and "Excellent Communications Design"[...b], attendees and the press can experience the award-winning projects on the exhibition grounds.

The Dutch designer Richard van der Laken gives an insight into the activities of the international design platform "What Design Can Do". In an open round, concrete examples will be used to discuss which paths are open to designers today: How can design be socially effective? What does it mean to apply design and creativity to the complex and problematic consequences of a globalised economy? How can socially committed design communities network internationally? What formats does "What Design Can Do" offer and how can graduates of Berlin's design schools get involved?

On the occasion of the Bauhaus anniversary the German Design Day starts the series "Bauhaus 4.0 - Future is made of design". In a total of ten panel discussions, ideas for the design of a future worth living will be collected. In each case three to four top creative people with very different fields of activity and experience will ask themselves questions such as..: How can we use the utopian potential of the Bauhaus not only to react to social developments, but to actively shape them ourselves? How can we learn from the most sustainable design school in history?

The first panel discussion will take place in Dieburg/Frankfurt. The topic:

»Bauhaus 4.0 meets design theory: In the conflicting field between design theory, teaching and practice - on changing the role of design in times of digitalisation«

For the 100th anniversary of the Bauhaus, the Vitra Design Museum is dedicating an exhibition to the entrepreneur and designer Anton Lorenz for the first time. Lorenz is regarded as a key figure in the development of modern tubular steel furniture. Like hardly any other material, tubular steel embodied the ideals of the Bauhaus avant-garde, such as the quest for a "machine aesthetic" and the search for radically new constructions, as expressed in the famous cantilever chair. The designer owes his importance not only to his furniture designs, but also to his success with patents and company foundations. The exhibition in the show depot includes furniture by legendary designers such as Marcel Breuer, Mart Stam and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, as well as objects and documents from the estate of Anton Lorenz, who belongs to the collection of the Vitra Design Museum.

How do workshops succeed and how does the format support creative collaboration? On 21 February, Esther Schaefer (communication designer and trained process moderator) will share knowledge and experience from her four-year practical experience as a workshop moderator, giving insights into topics such as work culture, role as a moderator or briefing. Subsequently, collegial exchange between the Meetup participants will deepen further aspects of how workshops can advance (design) projects.

About the ExpertEsther Schaefer studied communication design and is a trained process moderator (artop, Berlin). For four years she has been offering companies and organisations workshop moderation of teams and working groups for the development of new solutions. Her focus is on creativity (creativity techniques and design thinking) and collaboration. After graduating in 1998, she worked as a designer, lecturer and project manager, also for the International Design Centre Berlin. She works as a freelance moderator and trainer for Stiftung Warentest, Carlsen Verlag and Deutscher Zukunftspreis.

entry
Guests: 5 Euro
Admission is free for IDZ members. The number of participants is limited, so please register.

IDZ member Emma Wood is a weaver, designer and teacher based in Berlin. She has an MA in Textile Design from the Royal College of Art and founded her design studio in 2012. Emma works together with museums and artists and finds exciting and innovative ways to introduce people to the versatile and playful medium of weaving.

During this workshop you will have the opportunity to design and weave your own fabric patterns on an 8-wave loom and to understand the principles of shaft weaving. You will be able to choose from a wide range of yarns to play with and experiment with.

Emma introduces you to the basic movements of weaving, helps you understand how the different structures work and explains how different warp threads can affect your designs.

March 2019

The competition for the UX Design Awards 2019 has already started!
Till 31 March, companies and agencies worldwide will have the opportunity to submit user-centric products, services and concepts. All nominees will be presented at an award exhibition at IFA, the global trade fair for consumer technologies in Berlin, from 6 - 11 September 2019.

Berlin Showroom will deepen the successful DACH cooperation jointly initiated with AFA (Austria) and Mode Suisse (Switzerland) in Autumn 2017. 26 up-and-coming as well as established designers of the german-speaking region will unite and showcase their latest collections at DACH Showroom from 1st to 5th of March in the heart of Paris, Marais.

On March 4 & 5, the Fraunhofer Institute will offer a training program that deals with the promotion of the circular economy by emphasizing design and life cycle thinking.

The question of how products and services can be designed to be as environmentally friendly as possible is becoming increasingly urgent. The two-day interactive workshop "Ökodesign Lernfabrik" is based, among other things, on design thinking methods. Participants* apply user-centric interdisciplinary approaches and sustainability tools to minimize the ecological footprint while maximizing the benefits of closed-loop business models.

On the occasion of the Bauhaus anniversary the German Design Day started the series "Bauhaus 4.0 - Future is made of design". In a total of ten panel discussions, ideas for the design of a future worth living will be collected. In each case three to four top creative people with very different fields of activity and experience will ask themselves questions such as: How can we use the utopian potential of the Bauhaus not only to react to social developments, but to actively shape them ourselves? How can we learn from the most sustainable design school in history?

The second panel discussion will take place in Garching/München. The topic: Bauhaus 4.0 meets Product Design & Industrial Design: For the design of interfaces - between products, media and people

Germany's largest design event is just around the corner - Munich Creative Business Week (MCBW). More than 120 programme partners attract thousands of creative people to the Bavarian capital, including User Interface Design GmbH. In 2019, UID will once again be a programme partner of the MCBW and has put together a varied and exciting programme under the banner of "Future Technologies": Three events around the topic "Future Technologies" will take place from 13 to 14 March.

times
13 –14 March | Open Lab | 4pm – 9pm: Here you can explore the exhibition on your own or take part in a guided tour every half hour between 4:30pm and 8:30pm

Since September 2018, the INKA research group at the HTW Berlin has been offering artists, performers and employees of small companies in the cultural and creative industries the opportunity to further their education in the fields of augmented reality and digital media production as part of a six-monthly School for ARtists.

At the AURORA School for ARtists you can choose between five further education courses within eight weeks.

Course 1

Examples, conception and design of augmented reality applications in the creative field

The first training course offers a first introduction to the complex field of Augmented Reality (AR). It focuses on the transfer of basic knowledge and meaningful examples: The cultural-historical illumination of the still young technology is followed by a discussion of current AR applications in the context of artistic expression. The programme also includes an overview of the hardware and software required and clarification of important terms from AR programming.
Subsequently, the focus will be on the analogue conception and design of AR applications in the creative field.

This training is a basic course that does not require any previous knowledge.

On the occasion of the Bauhaus anniversary the German Design Day starts the series "Bauhaus 4.0 - Future is made of design". In a total of ten panel discussions, ideas for the design of a future worth living will be collected. In each case three to four top creative people with very different fields of activity and experience will ask themselves questions such as: How can we use the utopian potential of the Bauhaus not only to react to social developments, but to actively shape them ourselves? How can we learn from the most sustainable design school in history?

The third panel discussion will take place in Bremen. The topic:

»Bauhaus 4.0 meets service & interaction design: interaction with all senses – how experience will be designed in the future«

With the exhibition "Balkrishna Doshi. Architecture for people", the Vitra Design Museum presents the first retrospective of the complete works of Balkrishna Doshi (*1927 in Pune, India) outside Asia. The famous architect and urban planner, who was the first Indian to receive the renowned Pritzker Prize in 2018, is one of the few pioneers of modern architecture on the subcontinent.
The exhibition illustrates Doshi's decisive influence on modern Indian architecture and on generations of younger architects.